HELENA – Bozeman businessman Greg Gianforte reported Tuesday that he raised $315,225 in the final quarter of 2015 for what he called a potential run for governor, bringing his war chest total to nearly $570,575.

His quarterly numbers outpaced the $219,732 reported by Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock, but not the $911,162 cash on hand raised since January 2013, according to figures provided by campaign staff.

Greg Gianforte(Photo: Courtesy photo)

The figures were filed with the Commissioner of Political Practices office, as were others by candidates running for statewide offices. The quarterly reporting period was from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31 for the 2016 elections.

Gianforte, a Republican who noted that 83 percent of his donors are from Montana, said he would make a decision about running by the end of the month.

“I continue to be humbled by the tremendous support and encouragement we are receiving from across the state,” he said in a news release. “ It’s clear, with Montana being 49th in wages, that Montanans want someone from the private sector who can turn things around. I will be making my final decision on running before the end of January.”

Bullock noted that more than 80 percent of his donors were in-state, 83 percent of the donations were less than $250 and he had more than 800 new donors, campaign officials said.

Eric Hyers, campaign manager for Friends of Steve Bullock, said he was happy to see the “overwhelming grass-roots” of more than 800 new donors.

“This support reflects Montanans’ appreciation of Steve’s success in strengthening our economy, working across the aisle to achieve results, and prudently managing our state’s finances,” he said.

In the state auditor’s race, Democrat Jess Laslovich reported raising $16,789 and Republican Champ Edmunds said he raised $40.

In the race for superintendent of public instruction, Republican Elsie Arntzen reported raising $14,344 in the fourth quarter and Democrat Melissa Romano-Lehman reported raising $19,053.

Also on Tuesday, Dirk Sandefur, who is running for Supreme Court justice seat No. 3, reported fourth-quarter contributions of $40,075 bringing his total from 2015 to $191,383.

Sandefur, a state district judge, said his contributions came from 902 Montanans in 55 communities.

He noted that 136 identified themselves as Republicans and 124 as Democrats, 118 were plaintiff’s attorneys and 258 were attorneys working in other areas of the law, 234 were business owners or other professionals and 59 were public officials.

Kristen Juras, also running for the Supreme Court seat, raised $6,776 for the primary race in the last quarter. She reported an ending balance of cash in the bank totaling $28,744.

Juras is a graduate of Conrad High School, the University of Montana and the Georgia School of Law.